Mount Sinai also ranked among the best hospitals in the New York region. Covering 94 metro areas in the United States, the regional hospital rankings complement the national rankings by including hospitals with solid performance in one or more of the 16 specialties in the Best Hospitals list.

This year's Best Hospitals showcases more than 720 of the nation's roughly 5,000 hospitals. In arriving at its rankings for 12 specialties, U.S. News & World Report evaluated each institution's reputation, mortality index, patient safety record, discharges, and other care-related factors, including nursing and technology. The rankings for four specialties, Ophthalmology, Psychiatry, Rehabilitation, and Rheumatology were based on reputation alone, and reflect a three-year running average.

Mount Sinai's 2013-2014 U.S. News & World Report rankings:

Specialty

National Ranking

Geriatrics

4

Gastroenterology

9

Heart & Heart Surgery

13

Ear, Nose & Throat

10

Rehabilitation*

14

Diabetes/Endocrinology

15

Neurology & Neurosurgery

22

Kidney Disorders

44

Gynecology

High-performing

Urology

High-performing

Cancer

High-performing

Psychiatry*

High-performing

Orthopaedics

High-performing

Pulmonology

High-performing

* Based on reputation only

About The Mount Sinai Medical CenterThe Mount Sinai Medical Center encompasses both The Mount Sinai Hospital and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Established in 1968, the Icahn School of Medicine is one of the leading medical schools in the United States, with more than 3,400 faculty in 32 departments and 14 research institutes. It ranks among the top 20 medical schools both in National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding and by U.S. News & World Report. The Mount Sinai Hospital, founded in 1852, is a 1,171-bed tertiary- and quaternary-care teaching facility and one of the nation's oldest, largest and most-respected voluntary hospitals.